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Nayele Ametefe's mum battles state over properties

By Maame Aba Afful
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An Accra Financial High Court has dismissed a motion for stay of execution filed by lawyers of Akua Adubofour, mother of convicted cocaine baroness, Ruby Adu-Gyamfi aka Nayele Ametefe.

The motion was to challenge the judgement of the court giving the state the permission to confiscate two-storey buildings at East Legon belonging to her (Akua’s) daughter.

According to the court, the motion seeking to stay the execution of the court’s earlier has no chances of succeeding.

By the ruling, the Economic and Organized Crimes Office (EOCO) and the Narcotic Control Board (NACOB) can legally take steps to take possession of the house currently being occupied by Nayele’s mother.

Akua through her lawyers had filed for a stay of execution pending an appeal at the Court of Appeal against the earlier ruling by the High Court confiscating Nayele’s house at East Legon.

The action follows the ruling of the court, presided over by Justice Georgina Mensah-Datsa, that it was convinced that the properties, which were a subject of litigation, belong to Ruby – who is currently serving an eight-year jail term in the United Kingdom for transporting 12.5kg of cocaine to Britain.

Madam Akua sued the state, claiming ownership of the two-storey building.

The state had filed a motion on notice for the confiscation of the purported illegal properties, estimated at $1.8 million.

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Justice Mensah-Datsa had in August this year ruled that proceeds from the sale of the said facilities should be shared as follows: 50 percent to the Narcotics Control Board, 20 percent to the Economic and Organized Crimes Office, 15 percent into the Consolidated Fund and another 15 percent to the Judicial Service.

Unenthused by the position of the court, Akua dashed back to court seeking to tie the hands of the state over the orders of the court.

 

EOCO and NACOB have so far confiscated all items in the Night Angels Enterprise, located along the Dzorwulu highway and six Fidelity Bank accounts, including one containing GH¢3.22p belonging to Nayele.

Credit: adomonline.com

 

 

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